10:59 AM,
Mar. 21, 2013

The Ellisville State School Choir, consisting of staff and clients, performs during the recent Black History Month Program on the school campus.

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The speakers at Ellisville State School's Black History Month Celebration encouraged those in attendance to strive to be true servants of God and to never forget the blessings of God.

During a program held at the Ellisville State School (ESS) gymnasiumn Feb. 15, guest speaker Jaymar Jackson told the gathering that if they want to reach their full potential, they must make sure their "servanthood" is pleasing in the eyesight of God.

"Everybody wants to get something, but nobody really wants to give," said Jackson, 10th- through 12th-grade principal of Laurel High School and senior pastor of ...